a little muchs -- too much importance on the texas congress -- >> in interesting texas congress. there is also this -- isi in pakistan and osama bin laden. tell me what you know. thatat i know for sure is osama bin laden arrived in pakistan within a week after the soviet invasion. the invasion takes place on christmas eve 1979 and osama bin laden shows up within a week or so before the first cia arms and money arrived. off as basically a fundraiser. then it becomes a combat engineer. he was building tunnels, underground storage facilities for the isi to assist the afghans. he actually build one inside of afghanistan. >> that was the family business in saudi arabia. >> he was an expert at construction. he knew what he was doing. yet access to his family's huge fortune and all of their construction deals. the isi had to be intimately involved in all that. >> there was a relationship between the isi, the pakistani secret service, and osama bin laden from the get-go? >> absolutely. the second thing we know for sure is with the isi who introduced osama bin laden to when osama bin lade

we need a bill passed by congress, today, today. for heavens sakes, texas is acting. ngress to act and pass a bill that plugs loophole in the 2008 law. the cornyn-cuellar amendment will do that. then we need to stop the amnesty, stop the amnesty by president obama, in the 2012 executive order. and then the states need some reimbursable fund and we need some fund so we can have orderly process to deport people coming into the united states illegally. bill: one more point here. you know what is white house is saying. threat of executive action could come in august. what do you think? >> it very well could. every time this president acts, and with an executive order, it is contrary, i believe, to our constitutional rights and it is, and it is contrary to u.s. law. bill: dan pfeiffer tweeted, this is why the president, quote, must act on his own to solve problems, end quote. we'll see whether or not that is the case come august. david dewhurst. >> it is. bill: thank you for your time. lieutenant governor there in texas much you heard a heated comment from arizona senator j

i did not find very much visiting the standard oil archives in austin, texas, but the library of congress has a lot of books and that is certainly a source. henry often remained under the radar in terms of being the face of standard oil. he was a very nature shy, reserved person, he only gave one interview in his life. whereas rockefeller board the brunt of representing the company and being the object of scrutiny by journalists, folger was indicted in texas with other high-ranking executives at standard oil. but they were not convicted. they did not serve any time. so the best i try to do in chapter 3 was to bring out the importance of that one oil company which here to fore had generally not been associated with folger or with the fact that that allowed him and another senior executive, john archibald, to have the resources which allowed them to buy their folios. i don't get many questions about the business side of it so i am pleased to have that one. >> i have to get to the mic. steve, for those who have not read your book there is a delightful story that you include and maybe you wou

texas. >> okay, so with congress on vacation and the crisis raging on, what's next?'s go to the capitol and abc news senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny. so, jeff, is everybody really gone there and is the president now likely to act alone? >> reporter: good morning, dan. yes, it is a ghost town up here but it's a dysfunctional ghost town at that. congress unwilling or unable to reach a compromise left town so that really leaves this in the hands of president obama and the white house and the white house is preparing to take a series of executive actions on immigration perhaps as early in the coming weeks certainly by the end of the summer. one senior administration official tells me this morning what they're really focusing on is all these young mike grants like we saw in jim's report. the president could sign some type of order to let them stay and considering much more perhaps allowing work perpendiculars for some of those 11 million undocumented workers to stay in the country, as well. now, this is going to be politically very explosive coming in the midd

president's strategy against isis and predicts many lawmakers will back him if he asks congress for its support. >>> a texas father has been acquitted of murder. david bajas was accused of shooting to death a drunk driver who killed both of his children in a car wreck. his family members were in tears in the courtroom just moments after a jury found him not guilty. nearly two years ago, that's when jose banda's car slammed into his disabled truck. he and his sons david and caleb were pushing ate long the road when banda slams into them killing the boys. the prosecutors claims he went home, got a gun, came back to the scene and shot banda in the head. but in the end, the jury acquitted barajas and the father emerged to applause as he spoke to family and media. >> how does it feel, david? >> a lot of weight lifted off my back. i'm still destroyed. i'm missing my sons. always and forever. it's been a lot of weight lifted. but i'm still hurt. i'm still hurt, very hurt. >> the senator is making the media rounds for her new book revealing offensive comments she endured in office. the book "off the sidelines" is p

the texas bar convened a special court of inquiry. that took an act of god and congress, basically, to get that done. it resulted in the state court judge being arrested in open court, but he only served ten days. i think, you know, if we made the penalty, if you deliberately withhold evidence, you serve the length of time in prison that your victim wrongfully spent. that might kind of nip it in the bud. but, yes. >> i think what happens is judges have a certain expectation of what the lawyers before them will do. and it's particularly true of prosecutors. you expect lawyers to always tell the truth, you expect lawyers to always be entirely full square, particularly if you're a government prosecutor. and i think most judges have a hard time believing that the chicanery's actually going on. and so they tend to be less likely to look for it or to infer that something is misconduct. i had a case about 20 years ago where the prosecutor made certain statements against the court. he then, same guy, foolishly argued on appeal. so i asked them about it. and after hemming and haw

congress. and jim in texas.you they would can the old guy bring in a fixer and throw a bushel basket of money at the problem and go home for the summer, montel of right about the v.a. bill. molly, make montel the head of the v.a. now. not a bad idea. high would be different -- he would be different, that is for sure. >> a little montel goes a long way, i just turned you off, have a nice day. i just forgot your name, have a nice life. what is deal with barbara lee's take on how we're treating the thousands of illegal kids showing up in our country? >> listening to your testimony, i felt ashamed. and i asked my colleagues are you talking about america? is this america? neil: ashamed? >> i'm ashamed we have a congress bam wh woman who is tht stupid. >> i am ashamed any legislator who is ashamed of how he treat illegal immigrants, the key word is illegal. what part of that does representative lee not understand. if they are so concerned about children coming across the border, why don't they open their own homes to

when i was a member of congress there are were northern liberal republicans and southern democrats. they existed. they are wiped out and maryland is a great example. in texas, it was on the flip side. i went to congress and woke up one night and awakened and no longer lived in my own district. they changed the lines on the cities because they had so much in common. and texas republicans did this to democrats. the bottom line is as you create safer districts you get more party in each party. so you have very strong liberals running. and what al said -- i might vote for him. but what he is saying -- bush went out there and got slaughtered. let's not reinvent history here. and we can talk about charters but more african-american kids in washington, d.c. are far worse off because obama cut their vouchers. over the objection of the maryland state teacher's association screaming bloody murder. both parties are more i idealogical and you go back and because of the lines drawn you have a safe seat. and you hear go get them bob and joe on both sides. you go back in power with no motivation to compromise because you heard it from the town meeting. shut the governmen

sessions: i yield four minutes to the gentleman from from tyler, texas, a member of congress, judge gohmert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. gohmert: i thank chairman sessions. this was a different experience the last few days. i remember the fiscal cliff problem when we were told, here's your remedy, take and like it, and they didn't have enough votes, so it ended up getting pulled and people were sent home. but this time was different. we had people who said, you know what? wait a minute. why don't we stay here and work something out. kind of a refreshing change. and so there were numerous members last night that sat down in a room and worked for quite some time and for hours, actually, and came to a conclusion and we had a verbal agreement and there was a misunderstanding on one provision. any way, there were so many great changes, great compromises. people from different, diverse positions took part. but let me just say, the importance of getting something done now before we get even one day further into august, is this. i've spent many days an

looks like congress is going to leave and not get this done, although there's a last-gasp chance tomorrow. look at this comment by the governor of texas. anger and outrage has already begun to pour in from members of the republican party after the house pulled the border bill. rick perry issued this statement. it's beyond belief congress is abandoning its post while our border crisis continues to create humanitarian suffering and illegal aliens pose a threat. congress should not go into recess until our job is completed. do you think the republicans are going to scatter back tomorrow, have a quickie and pass it, and will it go anywhere in the senate? will we get anything to the president's desk? >> i don't it. they don't have the votes right now, so they're going to beat people up all night long and hope to have them tomorrow morning. and even then, it's going to be questionable. and if something comes across, it's going to be watered down from what it is now, trying to accommodate the far right in the republican conference. so when it gets over to senator reid and a more sensible senate, i don't think it's going to go anywhere, which

she'll fight for women in congress -- just like she did in the uniform. in texas, will hurd is a former cia agent and successful businessman whose district is seeing first-hand the consequences of president's failure to secure the american border. up in minnesota, torrey westrom is talking to minnesota families and farmers about the anti-energy policies and taxes that are making it harder for them to get by. and in florida, there's carlos curbelo, a son of cuban exiles, a miami-dade county school board member, and a fresh voice washington sorely needs. these are just some of our great candidates, and i invite you to visit nrcc.org to learn more about them. because this is one of those moments when americans can seize the initiative for ourselves. yes, this election will be about jobs. it will be about our economy. and it will absolutely be about obamacare. but it will also be about holding washington accountable. this november, americans can reject the complacency and the incompetence, and begin to restore a government that works for us and not against us. we're a

congress before the august recess. and that leaves the problem still in texas. and filling that vacuum are militia members who are now patrolling the border. all members of the texas democratic delegation, yourself included, called on attorney general greg abbott to denounce militia groups along the border and clarify the jurisdiction the groups have to patrol alongside law enforcement and border patrol agents. in the absence of federal action, are we going to see more of this kind of vigilante action down in the state of texas? >> unfortunately, when there's a void in leadership by government, you're going to see this kind of lawless action where militias with semiautomatic weapons, vigilantes, are going down to the border, have these strike teams or units now. the leader of that group has said that the way you keep immigrants out of the border is point a gun at their head and threaten to shoot them. these folks are now on the border wearing ski masks and carrying semiautomatic weapons and what's very unfortunate is the leadership in texas, both rick perry and

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was in congress but no longer lived in my own district so they drew the new lines because they had so much in common. and in texasepublican's stated to democrats so now's texas is two-thirds republican and choose to be conservative democrats but as it is driven by courts in minority districts you get more idiological party in each party so you have very strong liberals running and when he talks about has no relation to the democrats in washington both parties demagogues entitlements bush reform social security and got slaughtered let's not reinvent history. we can talk about charter's bet the kids in d.c. are far worse and why we started charter schools in maryland actually this state teacher association is screaming bloody murder so they're clearly ideological but what happens is you go back to your district on the weekend congress is a minus for approval rating because of a lion's head they drew you have a safe seat you hear go get them both sides see you go back in power to washington with no motivation to compromise. nine. because you just heard at the town meeting. so now you wait until june to pay governmen

texas. children are being shipped all over the country. do you agree with john? >> i agree that we need congress to do a job and the funding that they need. those counties are in need, although they have assistance in place and it's important to tell our viewers that we are respecting the laws. 50,000, 60,000, whatever it is we're talking about a population that you can fit in dodger stadium or rfk stadium. it's a population, the cost of that to our system is negligible. if you look into the population as a whole, what percentage is that amount? >> everybody in the north has been saying that. i just came from there. tell the communities that are overwhelmed. >> i agree with you, john, i just told you at the beginning that we do need -- this community in particular needs help. and congress wasted the opportunity to pass it before they went on break. they needed the money. president obama made the case. i agree with you. these communities need the money. is it the national level that all communities are going to suffer? >> obama went on vacation also, by the way. >> tracy, i want to ask you aboute

texas trying to revive the idea. differently here in syria now many of the members of congress of both parties have gone to syria in recent months and. we choose these to. still be released to syria is going to be submissive. stories others refuse to. face is changing. the old picture. from a. comeback british politician and broadcaster george galloway was taken to hospital after being attacked in broad daylight in central london and pay spokesman said joel may have been broken his marine a culture of zero with more on the incident. when he was posing for photographs with people in central london apparently a man started shouting something related to the holocaust and then he proceeded to partition george galloway's suspect the suspects have suffered a broken jaw a broken ribs severe bruising to his face and head now because that man was shot in something related to the holocaust it left a spokesperson to believe that this is related to george galloway's controversial statements about israel of course he's an avid pro palestine supporter and he has said that he doesn't recognize the state of israel and doesn't debate with

do you have any thoughts on the texas delegation and how they have handled themselves? caller: i have given up on my member of congress mine is not as wild as some of the other ones. i am strongly supported wendy davis. ifple have to understand they don't change their local, state governments, it is very hard to win in congress. it happens more at state level than on the national level. you look at a little country like jordan who has taken in americansillion -- are spending money to help those refugees in syria. can't we help some of the people from south america on our own continent? congress is heading way for a five-week recess. here's the front page of the new york times. congress off for the exit, but few cheer. recess. for a five-week we are taking your comments and questions. let's go to thomas waiting on our line for republicans in nevada. caller: good morning. clip, they past obamacare without a single republican vote. onn, they don't pass nothing immigration or the climate. they bring up these issues when they can pass. -- can't pass. it's about equality, too. if you're going to let immigrants in from mexic

another video from the national congress of american indians entitled "proud to be," which says native americans call themselves many things but not redskins. >> a texaseen secretly spent four days living at a wal-mart near dallas. the 14-year-old took items from the store at the 24 hour store and aide food off the shelves and slept in a makeshift bed and wore diaper rather than going to the bathroom to avoid detection. the trash led the workers eventually to the hiding place and he was taken into custody. in word yet on why he decided to hide in the store for so long. >>> i'm wondering what his parents think and how come he didn't come home? or why want they worried? >> officials say he was living with relatives when he disaperred. this morning, wal-mart is not commenting the police say they have filed no charges. >> very strange. >> and sad. >>> holding outside we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> we have sunshine behind me as we look toward pier 9 and to oakland, there is a clean air mass outside today and more dry than it has been the last couple of weeks. on live doppler 7 hd, it tells the story today with a deep marine layer up to 2,

texas. they are functioning in a different way from what the congress and the state legislature functions and also -- >> the first was the bishop of new york isn't that correct? it wouldn't have been their choice that if you talk about the tryst between the bishops and presbyterians and congregations they have not offered a single example of the prayer that addresses the point in which the protestants were known to disagree. and i don't think there is one. this changes the disagreements today. if there are no further questions we would ask you -- >> thank you mr. chief justice first i would like to correct the assertion that only non-christian prayer givers deliver the prayer in 2008 is not in the record that the official website shows that at least for non-christian prayer givers thereafter in 2009, ten, 11 and 13 under the sectarian point. >> for the additional people after the file. on the sectarian line like the point in the senate agreed and the amicus brief that shows the extensive history from the beginning of the republicans until today of the prayer in congress that would be sectaria

texas bar convened a special court of inquiry that congress basically to get that done and it resulted in the state court judge being arrested in open court but he only served ten dais. if we made the penalty, if you deliberately withhold evidence, you serve the length of time in prison your victim wrongfully spent, that might nick it in the blood. but yes. >> what has happened is judges have a certain expectation of what the lawyers before them will do particular the prosecutors. you expect lawyers to always tell the truth and always to be entirely full square particularly if you are a government prosecutor and most judges have a hard time believing that the action is going on. they tend to be less likely to look for its tour to infer that something is misconduct. i had a case 20 years ago where the prosecutor in the court, we then -- the same guy foolishly argued an appeal so i asked about it and after hemming and hawing he disclosed some things that he had not told the judge. he didn't want to do it but i was pretty insistent. it turns out to be quite key and we sent the case back.

in congress were responding to pressures that the movement was putting on them but johnson became explicitted to civil rights -- committed to civil rights. even though he was a southerner from texas he has been very much moved by the movement and the issues that they wanted to raise. he said if i do not do that in my first year it is basically go going to tie up the rest of my presidency if i am reelected. he wanted to get it done and get it done soon so he could move on to other issues. >> president kennedy said put the pressure on the south. have this peaceful, nonviolent movement. go to alabama. that carried on with president johnson who understood how to really strike a chord with voters and also members of congress. >> yeah. both presidents were very aware of what the movement was doing at the district level and at the state level. johnson was very strategic. more so than kennedy in understanding the value that the civil civilrights movement could offer him in terms of moving some of these midwestern republicans even though the southern democrats would never vote for this. martin luther king was a great political strategist and understood each time he put together one of the

congress. running for president is a different thing. >> in 2012, governor rick perry played the texas card hard, boot, buckles and all. the 2013 is more urban hipster, square glass, polo shirt and dress shoes, test driving a new image. iowans meet the candidates and here the politics. they look the candidate in the eye, judging the quality of the handshake. it's key. >> it's hard to imagine a better place if you want to be heart of the dialogue and want to interact with the figures. you will get to meet them all. it's early in the campaign that you are not held behind a developer. >> pete is a voter. he has met everyone in the last two election cycles. >> it's true, you make up your mind after meeting each three or four times. things like the state fair, we make that happen. we are accustomed to sizing them up, asking questions, and it's my hope that that makes them better candidates. we earnt the street cred. we vet the candidates on the democrat and the republican side. they are real. they have to visit one on one kitchen tables. they can't buy it on tv. >> ted crews was another candidate tak

they may be good for running for congress, but running for president is different. >> reporter: in 2012 rick perry played the texas card hard, boots, buckles well. the 2014 is more hipster, square glasses, polo shirt and dress shoes. test-driving a new issue. iowans meet the candidates and hear down-tomb politics, looking the candidate in the eye and judging the handshake - it's key. >> it's hard to imagine a better place an iowa, if you want to be part of the dialogue and interact. you meet them all. it's early enough in the campaign that you are not held behind. >> reporter: pete is a voter, and met just about everyone in the last two election cycles. >> the adage is two. you make up your mind after meeting each of them in thinks like the state fair. that would make them happen. >> we are accustomed to sizing them up. it makes them better candidates. we earnt the street cred. we fete the candidates well on the democrats and the republican side. they have to visit one on one. kitchen tables. they can't buy it on tv. >> texas senator ted cruz was another presidential candidate taking his turn on the soep box at th

texas. he is pretty interested in we go back and forth. >> i know it has reached his ears and he actually communicates with me about it. hopefully it is seen by other congresseople. >> but not from arizona? >> not that who have contacted me. [laughter] >> they key you very much. i appreciate it. [applause] c-span2 created by the cable tv industry and brought to as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in a.d., like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the book "migration miracle" examines how religious groups assist immigrants from mexico and central america and their faith inspires them to make the journey north north. booktv interviewed the author jacqueline maria hagan a professor at the university of north carolina. this is a half-hour. >> you north carolina professor jacqueline maria hagan what is the picture on the cover of your book "migration miracle"? >> guest: is a cross on top of the mountain situated along the border and it is symbolic of the migrants who have died crossing the border into the united states doing so without papers or authorization and as we've go from the media has told us the number of fata

in-depth, former republican ron paul.n from texas he has written more than a dozen ducks -- books with his latest, revolution. book tv next week well congress is in recess. monday at 8:30 eastern . featuring a wide range of topics including the middle east, immigration, marijuana, and covering book fairs and festivals across the country. book tv. television for serious readers. on monday, president obama and first lady michelle obama awarded the 2013 medal of arts in a ceremony at the white house. among the recipients were jeffrey katzenberg, maxine hong theston, diane ream, brooklyn academy of music, and the american antiquarian society. notable architects and film makers were also honored. this is 30 minutes. >> the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [applause] >> hello, everybody. [applause] thank you so much. thank you. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. welcome to the white house. years since200 dolly madison seemed to be portrait of george washington that hangs in this room from an advancing risch army -- british army. i guess you could say the white house has always supported the arts. [laughter] we do b

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the texas bar convened a special court of inquiry. that took an act of god and congress basically to get that done. it resulted in the state court judge being arrested in open court. but he only served ten days. if you deliberately withhold evidence you spend the length of time in prison that your victim wrongfully spend. that might kind of debate in the bud. yes. >> i think what happened this judges have cussed certain expectation of what the lawyers will do. and particularly you expect lawyers to always tell the truth you expect lawyers to always be entirely false where, particularly if you are a prosecutor. i think most judges have a hard time believing that there is chicanery going on. so they tend to be less likely to look for it or to infer that something is misconduct. either case, about 20 years ago where the prosecutor made statements. we then, foolishly argued an appeal. i asked him about it. after hemming and hawing he disclose something that he had not told the district judge. he did not want to do it, but i was pretty insistent. and it turned out to be quite

congress and the president. i take it you don't disagree with that. we were talking to folks in texas this week. all the children, tens of thousands coming from central america is taken all the time and attention away from these folks because they have to take care of the kids. and what that allows is the thugs and the criminal element to do whatever they want. and this case, with this dead border patrol agent in texas. you have essentially got a revolving door, deported four times? and then able to come back in the united states? how in the world do we allow that to happen? >> well, even before we saw the surge of unaccompanied juveniles coming across in south texas we have had problems. we have had our ability to do transportation check, interior enforcement. worksite enforcement. you name it any type much enforcement that the border patrol is specifically authorized and told to do has been restricted. over the past 15 to 20 tester. so if we can't go out to do our job and, we're going to practice this, policy of catch and release where border patrol catch people. these are not people just comi

texas governor rick perry at the iowa state fair. after that, house majority whip steve scalise talking about the state of congress and a town hall meeting with representative becerra of california. >> this week texas governor rick perry went to the iowa state fair where local and national politicians get an opportunity to answer questions. in his 1-minute speech, he talked about limited government, the economy and innovation in the public and private sectors. >> gr morning, i'm carol hunter and welcome to the political soap box. our next speaker is governor rick perry of texas. [cheers and applause] >> now, governor perry is a republican. he was a state representative in texas. he was the agricultural commissioner and lieutenant governor and then became the governor in 2000. that makes him the longest-serving governor in texas history. [cheers and applause] now let's remember a little bit about our soap box etiquette and exercise our iowa civility and let our speaker have his say. "theme back to iowa and to "des moines register" soap box. >> it is an honor to be back here. and it's a relief to be out of the texas heat. [laughter] >> if

texas. that makes it very real. and i used to be a pilot in the navy, although as a member of congress i don't fly and i did counter drug missions. the integration between drug the drug cartels and central and south america in northern mexico is very, very real. and the one getting the drugs and the united states from central or south america. they were taking them to north america because that is where the easy access pointers. lou: i would just reiterate that if anyone thinks that mexico and the united states are not sharing that corruption and are not both involved in and, their federal government, it is utterly and willfully blind because over $50 billion of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroine are crossing the border from mexico ended comes to this country every year and the federal government is doing so little as it is sickening. are you one of the good guys is doing something? we hope you will keep it up vigorously. >> thank you, always. lou: coming up next, my commentary on why congress can no longer hide from historically low job approval numbers and why those democrats think this won't be a brave electio

texas, because the children are being shipped all over the country. ja niece, do you agree with john? >> well, i agree with john that we need congress to do its job, and do pass the legislation with the funding they needed. those counties are in need of assistance, although they have assistance in place, and what is important to tell the viewers is that we are respecting the laws that are in place since 2008, because we have laws towith the. 50,000, 60,000, and whatever the nu number is, we are talking about a population that you can fit in dodger stadium or rfk stadium, so it is a population that the cost of that to the system is negligible if you look at the population as a whole, and what percent is that by 50%. >> and that is what plagues me. everybody in the north say that and i just came from that and tell it to the communities who are overwhelmed with that. >> i agree with you, john. i told you in the beginning that these communities in particular need help, and congress waits for the opportunity to pass it as you rightfully said before they went on break. they needed the money, and president obama made the case. i agree with

texas, oklahoma could and california. again. without explanation from the administration. we're coming right back. >> crickets on capitol hill, senate ask congress, home for summer, president obama trying to take advantage ahead of midterms, and ed rollins and juan williams assess what the president meant, when he talked about the "mean" congress. when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. lou: it is now official, federal debt has risen more than $7 trillion since president obama took office. to give you a sense of how much money that is, if that can be done, new debt under president obama is more than $60,000 per household, that did not work either? that is about $10,000 more than median house

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congress. it will directly effect the constituents of congressmen from laredo, texas. you are a democrat.e the district. are you in favor of it or no? >> first of all, we would have had a bipartisan reform. i think the home and security secretaries have given some advice to where you can go. i do know he has a very limited contour that you have to work with. he does have to repeat what he can do. stuart: congressmen, you know where i am coming from here. if the president did have to react without congress, what would you say to that? i know your district is heavily hispanic. you are right there on the border. what would you say? are you for it or against it? >> again, it depends on what he does. if he goes outside and tries to do a full comprehensive immigration reform, i disagree. >> okay. i just want to break into a different subject for a moment. josh ernst said there is a plan to raise the terror threat level here. the british are raising their terrorist threat level. they did that an hour ago. david cameron went in front of the public in britain. what do you say about this? we are no

the numbers the last decade on how americans, not congress, americans view this, and you saw how it has shifted and people like my family members in texas who had strong feelings in the open direction about reform and are evolving on the issue as people like my friend who have been great contributors and they say, well, that is someone who is a dream are. you have the children and you have the political games played an the kids and people are saying we have problems in urban chicago, for instance. where is that help? >> so men issues we can work on but this is why people hate washington. this is increasingly why people don't trust the news, they science we are spending all the energy in having a fine time and nothing is beginning to happen. send me a tweet during this hour and well read some of the messages at the end of the practice. "new york times" is pushing to legalize potten we come back s that liberal fantasy? the espn commentator who said women should not provoke domestic abuse. he gets off with a wrist slap. an negatively impact good bacteria? even if you're healthy and active. phillips digestive health support is a duo-probiot

congress. running for president is a very different thing. >> in 2012 governor rick perry played the texas card hard. boots, buckles, bales and all. he's more urban hipster, square glasses and polo shirt and dress shoes, des-driving a new image in iowa. iowans get to meet the candidates and look a candidate in the eye is key. >> it's politics. it's hard to imagine a better place than iowa if you want to be part of the national dialogue and really interact with these figures. you will get to meet them all. even if they have security, even if they have some handlers, it's early enough in the campaign you're not held behind a velvet rope. >> in this case roberts is one such voter. he's met just about everyone in the last two election cycles. >> the beauty of being in iowa, you make up your mind after meeting them three or four times. the state fair makes that happen. we can size them up and ask questions and put them on the spot a little bit. it's my hope it makes they better candidates. >> we've earned a street cred a little bit. we vet the can beeds well on the democrat and republican side. they